mandrake

General - A plant said to have magical properties. Some say that this plant was grown in paradise. In some accounts, a magician using the appropriate rituals can bring the plant to life so that it can speak. Other accounts say the plant could kill anybody who pulled up the root so the job was done by tying a dog to the plant and then chasing the dog until it pulled the plant out of the ground, whereupon the dog died. The plant was said to scream when it was pulled up. Also commonly referred to as mandrake, Devil's Apple, Devil's Apple, mandrake, Devil's candle, Devil's candle or mandrake.